Gaming

More women taking up online gaming and developing games is better for the industry as a whole. Here’s how.

Women account for 18 per cent of all gamers in India, but that number is fast increasing. We spoke to Sooraj Balakrishnan of Acer India, to discuss the changing landscape of gaming in India, and how do we get more women to participate in the industry.

Group of Ministers to finalise GST report on casinos, online gaming by 10 August

The report is likely to be taken up for discussion in the GST Council meeting scheduled to be held in Madurai next month

Jio Game Controller launched, priced at Rs 3,499, here’s everything one needs to know

Reliance has launched its Jio Gaming Controller at Rs 3,499, making it the latest entrant in a market that is dominated by cheap Chinese knockoffs. The launch of the controller is a part of the larger initiative by Reliance, the JioGames Platform.

Amish Tripathi on his new gaming and time travel book set in London, and adapting his Shiva trilogy for three-season OTT series

"The medium is different so my experience as a writer is bound to be different. With a book, I use words to create images in the minds of my readers but how they visualise also depends on their own imagination. On screen, you get to see only the director’s imagination," says Amish Tripathi.

India sets up Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics task force: What this means for future of metaverse in country

Experts claim "there is no reason why India cannot be a world contender in building the metaverse" if the announcement of the AVGC task force in Budget 2022 is followed by robust execution.

Fynd launches India's first immersive real money social gaming app 'Frolic'

Reliance-backed technology company Fynd has launched a competitive play-to-earn gaming app with live battle mode, immersive social community & 25+ games

Epic Games to pull Fortnite out of China after government crackdown on tech and gaming firms

In September, officials said they wanted to curb addiction in the gaming-mad nation and announced cuts to the amount of time children can spend playing online and ordering players to use ID cards when registering.

China urges gaming giants Tencent, NetEase to end focus on profits, cut 'effeminate' gender imagery

The move is the latest by authorities to tighten their grip on the embattled technology sector and sparked a collapse in the share prices of some of the industry's biggest names.

Facebook unveils free-to-play cloud gaming service for Android mobile gamers

For now, Facebook has announced games like Asphalt 9: Legends, Mobile Legends: Adventure, PGA TOUR Golf Shootout and so on.

Facebook reveals 'horizon workrooms' that allow people to work together in virtual rooms

This enables participants to join a meeting as an avatar in virtual reality or by video calling.